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Saturday, February 9, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: February 9 (Berg, Behrens)

1885 - Alban Berg, Vienna, Austria; composer (Wozzeck, Lulu)

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Alban Berg, Wozzeck Act 1 Scenes 2 & 3 (Vienna,1987). Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Hildegard Behrens (Marie). Conductor: Claudio Abbado

1937 - Hildegard Behrens, Varel-Oldenburg, Germany; opera soprano

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Hildegard Behrens as Elettra in Mozart's Idomeneo

Labels: Alban Berg, birthdays, composer, Hildegard Behrens, soprano

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